On This Day
Friday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 27 1967
Historical Events
Apollo 1 Fire
spaceA cabin fire during a launch rehearsal kills astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee.
Cape Kennedy, Florida
Apollo 1
spacefailed crewed test flight of the United States Apollo program
Born on This Day
Alan Cumming🇺🇸
British actor · b. 1965
Days alive
730
Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿
deceasedCzech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996
Days lived
28,612
Aurélien Tchouaméni
association football player · b. 2000
Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre🇩🇪
musician · b. 1975
Bobby Deol🇮🇳
actor · b. 1969
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Bruce Gradkowski🇺🇸
American football player (born 1983) · b. 1983
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Erich Zepler🇩🇪
deceasedElectronics engineer, Chess problemist (1898–1980) · 1898–1980
Days lived
30,056
Ernst Schröder🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1915–1994) · 1915–1994
Days lived
29,035
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Eva Padberg🇩🇪
singer-songwriter · b. 1980
Fann Wong🇸🇬
Actress · b. 1971
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Friedrich von Georgi🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian general (1852-1926) · 1852–1926
Days lived
27,024
Georgina Rodríguez🇪🇸
Model · b. 1994
Gottfried Feder🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1883–1941
Days lived
21,424
Hans Modrow🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1928–2023
Days lived
34,713
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Joanna🇧🇷
singer-songwriter · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652
John Roberts🇺🇸
politician · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383
Karl Stiegler🇦🇹
deceasedmusician · 1876–1932
Days lived
20,583
Klaus Heuser🇩🇪
rapper · b. 1957
Days alive
3,652
Kō Itakura
association football player · b. 1997
Luciano Valero Gómez🇲🇽
athlete · b. 1955
Days alive
4,383
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Lupe Fuentes🇪🇸
Colombian house music producer, DJ, and former pornographic actress · b. 1987
Marc Forster🇨🇭
German-Swiss film director (born 1969) · b. 1969
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Mark Owen🇬🇧
singer-songwriter · b. 1972
Matt Stover🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1968
Michael Ebling🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1967
Days alive
0
Michael Pluijmers
Dutch baseball player · b. 1989
Mikhail Baryshnikov🇸🇺
Actor · b. 1948
Days alive
6,940
Patton Oswalt🇺🇸
Comedian, actor, writer · b. 1969
Per Røntved🇩🇰
deceasedDanish association football player (1949-2023) · 1949–2023
Days lived
27,136
Reinhold Hanisch🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian artist (1884-1937) · 1884–1937
Days lived
19,364
Rudolf Klein-Rhoden🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1871–1936
Days lived
23,718
Soong Ching-ling🇨🇳
deceasedpolitician · 1893–1981
Days lived
32,263
Tam O'Shaughnessy🇺🇸
American educator, children's science writer, professional tennis player · b. 1952
Days alive
5,479
Ulrich Deppendorf🇩🇪
German journalist · b. 1950
Days alive
6,209
Václav Hlavatý🇺🇸
deceasedCzech politician and mathematician (*1894 – †1969) · 1894–1969
Days lived
27,377
Valeri Brainin🇩🇪
writer · b. 1948
Days alive
6,940
Ward Howell🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican chief executive officer (1910-1980) · 1910–1980
Days lived
25,783
Wilhelm II🇩🇪
deceasedas last King of Prussia German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941) · 1859–1941
Days lived
30,078
Wilhelm Morgner
deceasedGerman painter (1891-1917) · 1891–1917
Days lived
9,697
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart🇦🇹
deceasedComposer and musician · 1756–1791
Days lived
13,096
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Wolfgang Böhmer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1936–2025) · 1936–2025
Days lived
32,661
Zarganar🇲🇾
Burmese film director · b. 1961
Days alive
2,191
Died on This Day
Alexander Abusch🇵🇱
deceasedwriter · 1902–1982
Days lived
29,202
Anna von Palen
deceasedactress (1875-1939) · 1875–1939
Days lived
23,256
Artur Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1919–2016
Days lived
35,091
Cloris Leachman🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,606
Erich Feigl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian documentary producer and genocide denialist · 1931–2007
Days lived
27,519
Hans Münch🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1911–2001) · 1911–2001
Days lived
32,766
Henry Winterfeld🇺🇸
deceasedGerman writer and artist (1901–1990) · 1901–1990
Days lived
32,435
Ingvar Kamprad
deceasedbusinessperson · 1926–2018
Days lived
33,541
Isaak Babel🇺🇦
deceasedmilitary person · 1894–1940
Days lived
16,634
Johannes Rau🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1931–2006
Days lived
27,405
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1886–1974) · 1886–1974
Days lived
32,107
Lilli Palmer🇨🇭
deceasedGerman actress (1914–1986) · 1914–1986
Days lived
26,181
Louis de Funès🇫🇷
deceasedactor · 1914–1983
Days lived
25,017
Luigi Tenco🇮🇹
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1938–1967
Days lived
10,539
Milovan Zoričić🇭🇺
deceasedathlete · 1884–1971
Days lived
31,651
Otto Weinkamm🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1902-1968) · 1902–1968
Days lived
24,089
Paula Ludwig🇦🇹
deceasedartist · 1900–1974
Days lived
27,050
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Prince Oskar of Prussia🇩🇪
deceasedPrussian prince (1888-1958) · 1888–1958
Days lived
25,385
Reino Kuuskoski🇫🇮
deceasedPrime Minister of Finland (1907-1965) · 1907–1965
Days lived
21,194
Rudolf Christoph von Gersdorff🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1980
Days lived
27,334
Sándor Gombos🇭🇺
deceasedHungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
Siegfried Gumbel
deceasedGerman lawyer and politician (1874-1942) · 1874–1942
Days lived
24,598
Tige Andrews🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1920-2007) · 1920–2007
Days lived
31,725
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
41,663
Oskar Hergt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician (1869–1967) · 1869–1967
Days lived
35,627
Annette Kolb🇫🇷
deceasedGerman writer (1870-1967) · 1870–1967
Days lived
35,731
Gertrude W. Hoffmann🇩🇪
deceasedcharacter actress (1871-1968) · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,335
Camille Huysmans🇧🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1871–1968
Days lived
35,338
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Arthur W. Kopp🇺🇸
deceasedU.S. Representative (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
34,061
Eugen Fischer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physician (1874-1967) · 1874–1967
Days lived
33,971
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Konrad Adenauer🇩🇪
deceasedGerman politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,341
Charles Mayser🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican sports coach (1876-1967) · 1876–1967
Days lived
33,277
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Edward Roberts
deceasedBritish priest · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,236
Rudolph Dirks🇺🇸
deceasedartist · 1877–1968
Days lived
33,290
Carl Sandburg
deceasedpoet · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,703
Richard Meinertzhagen🇬🇧
deceasedwriter · 1878–1967
Days lived
32,612
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,334
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,507
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,204
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
46,777
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,219
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,185
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
35,819
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,263
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
31,915
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
652,714
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,228
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,246
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
36,915
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,267
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
12,810
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
10,720
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
8,697
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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